• The French version of the AII (the AII-F) showed good psychometric performances. AII-F is a discriminant, reliable and valid questionnaire. then relevant for diagnosis ankle instability in French-speaking community. Functional affects 20–40% individuals who have already suffered from sprain. Such dysfunctions are difficult to diagnose. Therefore, information provided by self-administered ques...

OBJECTIVES Cultural variability (CV) is introduced as an overlooked dimension of cultural identity development pertaining to emphasizing and de-emphasizing the influence of a single cultural identity (i.e., cultural influence [CI]) on daily interactions and behaviors. The Cultural IDentity Influence Measure (CIDIM) is introduced as a novel measure of CI and CV, and hypothesis-driven validation ...

In recent years, far from arguing that evolutionary approaches to our own species permit us to describe the fundamental character of human nature, a prominent group of cultural evolutionary theorists has instead argued that the very idea of 'human nature' is one we should reject. It makes no sense, they argue, to speak of human nature in opposition to human culture. The very same sceptical argu...

The main title of this work might be a bit misleading, because it creates the impression that a very wide and general topic will be discussed. The subtitle, however, is much more to the point, since the author specifically investigates English and French monolingual dictionaries in view of certain aspects. The author makes it clear (2001: 210) that she does not want to describe general "influen...

Cultural Algorithms (CA) are a class of computational models derived from observing the cultural evolution process in nature. The Cultural Algorithm is a dual inheritance system that characterizes evolution in human culture at both the macro-evolutionary level, which takes place within the belief space, and at the micro-evolutionary level, which occurs at the population space. Cultural algorith...

Embedded hardware design is important in real world applications, but with the increase of the hardware scale the traditional methods can not design them well. Cultural Algorithms are a class of computational models derived from observing the cultural evolution process in nature. Aiming at the disadvantages of basic Cultural Algorithms like being trapped easily into a local optimum, this paper ...

BACKGROUND Improvement of coordination of all health and social care actors in the patient pathways is an important issue in many countries. Health Information (HI) technology has been considered as a potentially effective answer to this issue. The French Health Ministry first funded the development of five TSN ("Territoire de Soins Numérique"/Digital health territories) projects, aiming at imp...

This paper explores the possible uses of Bourdieu‟s cultural capital theory in the making of French state cultural policy. It focuses on the following paradox: this theory had an important if not predominant impact on the intellectual background and expertise of cultural policy, but only limited effects on its actual orientations. To understand this paradox, I go back to the 1960s when both cul...

A recent workshop entitled "The Family Name as Socio-Cultural Feature and Genetic Metaphor: From Concepts to Methods" was held in Paris in December 2010, sponsored by the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and by the journal Human Biology. This workshop was intended to foster a debate on questions related to the family names and to compare different multidisciplinary approach...